Featured Galleries

Summer : Lazy days. . .

Summer

Lazy days. . .

Updated: Sep 04, 2009 11:37am PST

Shades of Gray : Shades of Gray and in between with a little color creeping in . .

Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray and in between with a little color creeping in . .

Updated: Apr 07, 2009 11:13am PST

Galleries

Portraits in Color :

Portraits in Color

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 5:39pm PST

Florida : Florida is truly eye candy  - I have moved all the birds to a different gallery - "Birds of Many Feathers"

Florida

Florida is truly eye candy - I have moved all the birds to a differen ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 1:32pm PST

Birds of Many Feathers : Birds birds birds

Birds of Many Feathers

Birds birds birds

Updated: Jul 23, 2009 12:18pm PST

Still Life : Things that are not moving.

Still Life

Things that are not moving.

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 1:20pm PST

Big Sur to San Francisco : From my most recent trip to the left coast.

Big Sur to San Francisco

From my most recent trip to the left coast.

Updated: Dec 30, 2007 2:03pm PST

The Great American West : From my western travels, these are all slide scans, some from slides as much as 30 years old, some better than others all at 2400 dpi and most tweaked a bit.

The Great American West

From my western travels, these are all slide scans, some from slides a ...

Updated: Jan 20, 2008 11:57am PST

In the flow Below : Mostly from a few dives in Viequez, Puerto Rico, but a few from other places

In the flow Below

Mostly from a few dives in Viequez, Puerto Rico, but a few from other ...

Updated: Dec 19, 2007 2:53pm PST

Winter : Hibernating

Winter

Hibernating

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 2:24pm PST

3 hours on the Eastwind : For a great Maine seacoast experience, I highly recommend a sunset sail on the Eastwind, which is moored in Boothbay Harbor.  These are the shots from one short trip.  The Eastwind is beautiful traditional Maine schooner owned, build and sailed by Herb and Doris Smith.

For more on the Eastwind:  http://www.fishermanswharfinn.com/sailing.htm

3 hours on the Eastwind

For a great Maine seacoast experience, I highly recommend a sunset sai ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2007 5:02pm PST

Black and White Only : Just what it says - no color allowed here. OK, some sepia maybe a little very faded wintery, beachy bleached things.

Black and White Only

Just what it says - no color allowed here. OK, some sepia maybe a litt ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 5:29pm PST

Landscapes : Vistas here and there

Landscapes

Vistas here and there

Updated: Dec 08, 2007 1:38pm PST

Autumn : Draining away the green. . .

Autumn

Draining away the green. . .

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 5:29pm PST

Flora : Things with Roots

Flora

Things with Roots

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 1:58pm PST

Summer : Lazy days. . .

Summer

Lazy days. . .

Updated: Sep 04, 2009 11:37am PST

Butterflies, Bees & bugs :

Butterflies, Bees & bugs

Updated: Dec 17, 2008 1:17pm PST

Shooting Into the Sun : Just shooting into the sun.

Shooting Into the Sun

Just shooting into the sun.

Updated: Dec 12, 2007 8:05pm PST

Waterworld : In, on, under and near the water. The ocean, seas, lakes and rivers.

Waterworld

In, on, under and near the water. The ocean, seas, lakes and rivers.

Updated: Sep 04, 2009 3:24pm PST

Roadshow : In, on, under and near the water. The ocean, seas, lakes and rivers.

Roadshow

In, on, under and near the water. The ocean, seas, lakes and rivers.

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 10:42am PST

Too Cute :

Too Cute

Updated: Dec 11, 2007 9:56am PST

Spring : Waking from the cold. . .

Spring

Waking from the cold. . .

Updated: Dec 01, 2007 6:06pm PST

Quebec 400th Anniversary : Places and things I think of as only American.

Quebec 400th Anniversary

Places and things I think of as only American.

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 7:16pm PST

Americana : Places and things I think of as only American.

Americana

Places and things I think of as only American.

Updated: Dec 11, 2007 9:44am PST

France : Paris and the Loire Valley

France

Paris and the Loire Valley

Updated: Feb 23, 2009 7:17am PST

Italy : Rome, Venice, The Dolomites, Florence, Siena and the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany.

Italy

Rome, Venice, The Dolomites, Florence, Siena and the Chianti Classico ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2009 8:07am PST

Critters :

Critters

Updated: Dec 29, 2007 8:47pm PST

My Family Album : Snapshots, odds & ends, friends & Family

My Family Album

Snapshots, odds & ends, friends & Family

Updated: Sep 18, 2009 5:32am PST

In my own back yard :

In my own back yard

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 1:07pm PST

BackEnd : Items used by the website

BackEnd

Items used by the website

Updated: Dec 01, 2007 2:46pm PST

Gran Bois Du Nord : Southern Quebec and Northern Hew Nampshire

Gran Bois Du Nord

Southern Quebec and Northern Hew Nampshire

Updated: Jul 11, 2008 3:26pm PST

A Week at the Beach : A week at the Beach - Garden City, SC - 100 degrees in the shade, 82 in the water - August

A Week at the Beach

A week at the Beach - Garden City, SC - 100 degrees in the shade, 82 i ...

Updated: Aug 22, 2008 4:08pm PST

On The Ramapo : Fly fishing on the Ramapo River in New Jersey.  Most of America will never know how beautiful New Jersey can be.  Some of these were taken with my little Sony DSC W-80 that I keep in the pocket of my fishing vest.

On The Ramapo

Fly fishing on the Ramapo River in New Jersey. Most of America will n ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 12:56pm PST

Alex & Friends :

Alex & Friends

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 11:01am PST

Guestbook :

Guestbook

Updated: Nov 09, 2008 2:30pm PST

Shades of Gray : Shades of Gray and in between with a little color creeping in . .

Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray and in between with a little color creeping in . .

Updated: Apr 07, 2009 11:13am PST

Fishing : Fishing the Catskills, on the Beaverkill, Willowemoc and a gret float trip on the East Branch of the Delaware.

Fishing

Fishing the Catskills, on the Beaverkill, Willowemoc and a gret float ...

Updated: Jul 11, 2009 12:36pm PST

In the world and down and out : Urban Life - Street Photography in various cities.

In the world and down and out

Urban Life - Street Photography in various cities.

Updated: Sep 04, 2009 10:12am PST

HDR Images :

HDR Images

Updated: Oct 15, 2009 7:12pm PST

New Work - Well, kinda

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 5:17pm PST

Your Bio

I has been a photographer for a long time now.
I have 2 rules of photography.
Rule one: The equipment is no more important than the artist's brush, but good brushes help.
Rule two (this is the important one) Photography is the art of selective elimination.

My first camera was a Zeiss Super Iconta B folding 120 roll film camera that my dad gave me in the early '60s. If you know what that is raise your hand. Eventually I scraped up a few bucks to trade that classic in on a new Nikkormat. Oh, well, I was young. I spent the next few decades working with 35MM Nikons, a twin lens Rolli, then a Bronica S 120MM SLR that usually worked. I gave up trying to make a living in photography and got simple for another couple of decades with cameras that fit in my pocket and fell back on my 2 rules. Digital cameras were a natural fit for me. I sold all my darkroom equipment and never looked back. I still have a 35MM Nikon and 5 or 6 lenses and that balky old Bronica, but their shutters are still now. I currently have a Canon A80 that has an underwater housing and uses AA batteries which can be very convenient, a new Olympus Stylus 1030 that is waterproof to 10 meters and fits in a pocket and a Nikon D80 that feels really sweet in my hands. The Nikon 18 - 135 zoom replaces 5 lenses I used to carry back in the day and the 70 - 300 covers the rest of my usual range and that VR is oh-so-nice. I could not resist a 50mm 1.4 just for old times sake and on the DX format, it's rather like the old fast Nikon 85mm from days gone by.

I still believe it's not the equipment that makes a good picture, but the equipment is a joy nonetheless and it certainly does help, especially with digital equipment. When it comes to pixels, more is more and VR is awful nice.

Also - it's very hard to decide between fishing and photographing. . .


Another thing: There are a lot of fine photographers in the world and I love and admire their work. You can see a lot of them here on Smugmug.
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